Politicians' PACsPACs a politician sponsors or runs: a leadership PAC (the FEC’s designation D), a committee the FEC lists as sponsored by a candidate, or a super PAC the politician’s own team runs and press reports tie to them. One that exists only for that politician’s own race is under Groups spending on one race.Parties & politicians
$1.7M raised, $1.7M spent, $11K cash on hand (through Oct 14, 2026). Where it comes from
Who funds it
90% filed as other receipts · largest donor The Schenker Family Foundation, $75K. See who funds it
Where it goes
$79.2K given to candidates and committees, the largest to EMILYs List ($50K) · 96% of its support to Democrats. See where it goes
Its wordsWhat does this committee say it is for?
Why this committee exists In its own words
“Secure Progress is Virginia Delegate Dan Helmer's leadership fund backing candidates in targeted legislative districts. Dan knows how to win — he's run two competitive campaigns, helped flip the House in 2023, and now serves as Campaigns Chair for the House Democratic Caucus. With a research-backed, results-driven model, we recruit top-tier candidates and deploy cutting-edge tactics to grow and defend Virginia's Democratic majority — building the infrastructure today to win even bigger tomorrow.”
Quoted from the committee's site, or its sponsor's or funder's where its own says nothing. Any side it takes is in its own words.
No published list of positions
Its site sums up what it stands for in the statement above, and publishes no list of positions beyond it.
Who it gives toWhich candidates and committees get its money?
Each part reads different filings, so counts and totals can differ.
Party support distribution$22.8K to 7 candidates
Direct PAC contributions and independent expenditures explicitly reported as support, by the party of the candidate they went to.
For candidates $22,800
Democratic 96%
Contributions are reported money, not endorsements; a PAC giving to both parties is common.
Who this PAC gave to$79,168 in 12 payments
Every contribution on line 23 of the committee’s own Schedule B, which is the filing its summary totals are built from. That line covers federal candidates, party committees and other political committees alike, so a super PAC funding other super PACs appears here rather than under candidate giving.
By recipient
Line 23 contributions by kind and party of recipient
Recipient
Count
Amount
Democratic candidates
6
$21.8K · 28%
Other or unresolved candidates
1
$1K · 1.3%
Other PACs and committees
3
$56.4K · 71%
All recipients
10
$79.2K
By the candidate’s state
Contributions to candidates by the candidate’s state
State
Candidates
Amount
Virginia
5
$12.8K
Massachusetts
1
$5K
New Hampshire
1
$5K
Recipients 10
Show candidate activity and the money network
Candidate and election activity as the recipients filed it
Seth Moulton2 receipts, latest Aug 24, 2026Seth for Massachusetts, Inc · S6MA00296$5K
Shannon Leigh Taylor1 receipt, latest Oct 10, 2026Shannon Taylor for VA · H6VA01299$5K
Maura Corby Sullivan1 receipt, latest Jun 30, 2025Maura Sullivan for Congress · H8NH01186$5K
Dan Helmer1 receipt, latest Sep 11, 2025Helmer for Congress · H6VA07247$1K
Candidate contribution rows come from candidate committee Schedule A filings, the same rows the party chart above counts.
Committee money network
Money moving between this committee and other committees, matched on FEC committee ID rather than the name each filing was typed under. Both sides exclude memo entries. The figures here count each committee once, from the itemized transfers read for this section, so they will not match the payment counts under Who this PAC gave to.
Committees funding this one
Committees that reported giving to this one on their own Schedule A filings, grouped by the giver’s committee ID.
Susan Mullin6 contributions, latest Dec 2, 2025 · UNEMPLOYED · BROOKNEAL, VA$13,250
Robert Cheek2 contributions, latest Dec 21, 2025 · UNEMPLOYED · ARLINGTON, VA$10,000
David RobertsOne contribution on Aug 19, 2025 · RETIRED · ST. LOUIS, MO$10,000
A donor who gave several times appears once. The 11 largest donors by total given are listed. In all, 1,163 itemized contributions were filed this cycle, totaling $682.5K. These gifts, as the FEC's contributor file lists them, come to more than the $64.3K the committee's own summary reports for this line; the two filings disagree. FEC contributor lists are public records and cannot be used for commercial solicitation.
Total reported receipts $1,695,285
Every dollar the committee reported receiving this cycle, split by the source the FEC filing attributes it to. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
Where the money traces to $1.7M followed back through up to 3 committees
24% to named individuals, 29% to organizations, 48% not itemized.
Gave directly$1.5M 90%
Gave directly
Name
Amount
Not itemized by this committee48%
$805,805
Helmer for VirginiaOrganization · 11%
$186,442
Virginia Future Generations PACOrganization · 5.9%
Contribution refundsMoney returned to the people and committees that gave it.$4,9710.3%
Total reported disbursements $1,713,411
Every dollar this committee reported spending this cycle, split by the lines it reports against. Open a line to see who was actually paid on it. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
What the payments were for $1,757,880 itemized
Tap a row with to see what was paid for.
Given to othersContributions to other candidates, party committees, and PACs.$1,063,77061%
Filed as
CONTRIBUTION TO NON-FEDERAL COMMITTEE$819,384
CONTRIBUTION$235,618
PRIMARY CONTRIBUTION$4,900
CONTRIBUTION TO A NON-FEDERAL COMMITTEE
Spending over time
$1.7M spent from Jan 2025 to Oct 2026. Most in one report: $1.2M, Jul 1 – Dec 31, 2025.
$1.7M
Jan 2025Oct 2026
The running total of what the committee’s FEC reports say it spent, independent expenditures included, with a point at the end of each report. The line is straight between reports because a report gives one total for its whole period.
Each report’s total
Oct 1 – Oct 14, 2026$8,417
Jul 1 – Sep 30, 2026$37,726
Apr 1 – Jun 30, 2026$9,947
Jan 1 – Mar 31, 2026$99,020
Jul 1 – Dec 31, 2025$1,166,307
Jan 1 – Jun 30, 2025$391,995
Show other payments: transfers, refunds and the rest
A name search for “SECURE PROGRESS” in Lobbying Disclosure Act filings found no issues reported. FEC and the Senate share no organization identifier, so lobbying is matched by name; a sponsor that lobbies under another name is not found.
Secure Progress is registered with the Federal Election Commission as a PAC (qualified). Its FEC record names Helmer as an affiliate. Official FEC summary: Federal Election Commission committee record.
Walkinshaw for CongressHouse campaign committee · Connected to WALKINSHAW VICTORY FUND · 1 payment
$350
$79.2K across 10 recipient committees, or 4.6% of everything this committee reports spending.
Built from FEC Schedule A and Schedule B filings for the selected cycle. A committee only appears here if the money was itemized under its FEC committee ID.
Andrew BeckPerson · Public Policy, Self Employed · Cutchogue, NY · 1.5%
$25,000
Margaret Boryczka GuptaPerson · Unemployed · Miami Beach, FL · 1.5%
$25,000
Katherine C. KelloggPerson · Jeweler, Self Employed · Boulder, CO · 1.5%
$25,000
Show 12 more sources
Gave directly, more
Name
Amount
J. David PagePerson · Real Estate, Self Employed · Tacoma, WA · 1.5%
$25,000
David R. PeelerPerson · Senior Advisor, Berkshire Partners · Cambridge, MA · also behind 2 other groups · 1.5%
$25,000
Edward RicePerson · Private Equity, Self Employed · Vienna, VA · 1.5%
$25,000
John Reed KozaPerson · Unemployed · Los Altos, CA · 1.4%
Susan MullinPerson · Unemployed · Brookneal, VA · 0.8%
$13,250
Vanvalkenburg for VirginiaOrganization · 0.6%
$10,000
Win Virginia LLC PACOrganization · 0.6%
$10,000
Robert CheekPerson · Unemployed · Arlington, VA · 0.6%
$10,000
David RobertsPerson · Retired · St. Louis, MO · also behind 1 other group · 0.6%
$10,000
Andrew F. RumerPerson · Retired · San Francisco, CA · 0.6%
$10,000
Chris YegenPerson · Unemployed · Tenafly, NJ · 0.6%
$10,000
89 smaller sources, $170.1K in all (10%), are not listed.
Each committee that gave is followed to where its own money came from, in proportion to what it received: a committee that got half its money from one person is counted as passing half of what it gave on to that person. Each channel shows the committee the money came through and its place in the money tree. It shows who stood behind the money, not what that money was for, and an organization that need not name its donors ends the trail. It stops at a person, an organization, a committee with nothing on file here, or 3committees deep. A person who gave by more than one route appears under each, a name filed two ways may appear twice, and a person's job and city are as they filed them. "Also behind" counts the other groups, among those that moved $100,000 or more into races, in which $100,000 or more traces to the same person, other than those this money came through or went on to.
16 contributions · 5.5%
$38,004
Massachusetts46 contributions · 4.9%
$33,429
Maryland77 contributions · 4.7%
$32,509
Florida50 contributions · 4.2%
$29,047
By the state each contributor wrote on the filing. The FEC aggregates every Schedule A line together, so one committee or organization transfer can account for a whole state. Contributors who have given $200 or less this cycle are not itemized and cannot be placed on a map. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total.
Donors’ employers as filed
Donors’ employers
Employer as filed
Amount
Not employedWritten instead of an employer · 785 contributions · 40% of ranked
$243,261
Self-employedWritten instead of an employer · 119 contributions · 21% of ranked
$126,623
RetiredWritten instead of an employer · 23 contributions · 8.7% of ranked
$52,925
Berkshire Partners1 contribution · 4.1% of ranked
$25,000
NO Employer17 contributions · 1.3% of ranked
$7,725
Schneider Wallace Konecky & KIM LLP4 contributions · 1.2% of ranked
$7,000
Plave Koch PLC1 contribution · 0.8% of ranked
$5,018
Buchanan Ingersoll1 contribution · 0.8% of ranked
$5,000
A further $79,100 came from donors whose answer names no employer (Information requested, blank), so it is not ranked. Itemized receipts grouped by the words contributors filed. The FEC aggregates every Schedule A line here, so committee and organization money sits alongside individuals; this is not an industry classification. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($99,515) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
Donors’ occupations as filed
Donors’ occupations
Occupation as filed
Amount
Not employedWritten instead of an occupation · 785 contributions · 40% of ranked
$243,261
Attorney77 contributions · 11% of ranked
$65,180
RetiredWritten instead of an occupation · 23 contributions · 8.7% of ranked
$52,925
Real Estate7 contributions · 5.1% of ranked
$31,150
Jeweler1 contribution · 4.1% of ranked
$25,000
Private Equity1 contribution · 4.1% of ranked
$25,000
Public Policy1 contribution · 4.1% of ranked
$25,000
Senior Advisor1 contribution · 4.1% of ranked
$25,000
A further $79,100 came from donors whose answer names no occupation (Information requested, blank), so it is not ranked. Itemized receipts grouped by the words contributors filed. The FEC aggregates every Schedule A line here, so committee and organization money sits alongside individuals; this is not an industry classification. The FEC’s grouping also counts joint-fundraising memo lines, so these rows can add up to more than the itemized total. Gifts of $200 or less ($99,515) are not itemized, so no employer or occupation is filed for them.
$2,500
EVENT DONATION$1,368
Paid to
Virginia House Democratic Caucus$587,434
The Next 50 PAC$105,000
EMILYs List$100,000
Dougherty for Delegate$81,000
Carnegie for Delegate$36,000
Spanberger for Governor$28,000
Fundraising and eventsThe cost of raising money: finance consultants, donor list rental and acquisition, event venues, catering, and donor processing.$315,42218%
Filed as
FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT$303,021
EVENT SPACE RENTAL & CATERING$6,937
IN KIND: EVENT FOOD & CATERING$4,276
IN KIND: EVENT CATERING$1,188
Paid to
Momentum Campaigns LLC$153,917
Switchboard Public Benefit Corp$143,104
Trummer's Restaurant$6,937
Grassroots Analytics, Inc.$6,000
Clemente, Christopher$4,276
Griffin, Joel$1,188
Payroll and staffSalaries, wages, benefits, and payroll services.$93,0795.3%
Filed as
PAYROLL$93,079
Paid to
Dinh, Kaitlyn$64,180
Marte, Melanie$13,266
Dean, Ainsley$10,371
Tavares, Ayanna$2,062
Dempsey, Samuel$1,681
Singh, Mahi$1,519
Taxes, fees, and bank chargesPayroll and income taxes, filing fees, bank and merchant processing charges.$86,1814.9%
Filed as
PAYROLL TAXES$46,144
MERCHANT FEE$34,593
MERCHANT FEES$2,687
BANK FEES$2,025
PAYROLL SERVICE FEE$1,049
RETURN OF IMPOUNDED PAYROLL TAXES-$316
Paid to
Gusto Tax Services$44,012
ActBlue Technical Services$36,221
United Bank$2,025
Virginia Department of Tax$1,816
Democracy Engine, LLC$1,058
Gusto - Corporate$1,049
Consulting and strategyStrategic, political, legal, and compliance consulting, and campaign management.$59,5993.4%
Filed as
COMMUNICATIONS CONSULTANT$36,000
ACCOUNTING & COMPLIANCE SERVICES$16,500
MANAGEMENT CONSULTANTS$3,475
DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT$3,023
PUBLIC RELATIONS CONSULTANT$600
Paid to
Godinich, Drew$36,000
Commoncentsconsulting, LLC$16,500
JTH Group LLC$3,475
Sloan Strategy$3,023
Dover Strategy Group$600
Advertising and mediaBroadcast, digital, and print advertising, and the media buying behind it.$52,6383%
Filed as
MEDIA FOR NON-FEDERAL CANDIDATE$41,172
DIGITAL MEDIA ADVERTISING$11,466
Paid to
Mvar Media LLC$41,172
Digital Strategy Group$11,466
Office and administrativeRent, utilities, phones, supplies, equipment, security, food, and campaign merchandise.$30,5581.7%
Filed as
IN KIND: RENT$27,720
INSURANCE - GENERAL LIABILITY$2,838
Paid to
A.J. Dwoskin & Associates, Inc.$27,720
Erie Insurance Group$2,838
Digital and technologyWebsites, hosting, software subscriptions, databases, email, and texting platforms.$12,9920.7%
Filed as
SOFTWARE SUBSCRIPTION$12,992
Paid to
Integrated Solutions: Political$12,992
TravelAirfare, lodging, mileage, and ground transport.$12,9860.7%
Filed as
AIRFARE$7,327
LODGING$4,452
IN KIND: IN-KIND TRAVEL$1,208
Paid to
United Airlines$5,579
Hilton Worldwide$2,596
Cranwell, Rich C SR.$1,208
The Beverly Hills Hotel$973
Hyatt Hotels Corp.$883
American Airlines$730
OtherPayments whose filed description does not match any category above. Every one is listed so it can be read directly.$10,8740.6%
Filed as
HEALTH CARE BENEFIT STIPEND$7,433
CAR SERVICE$2,150
TRAIN FARE$780
WORKERS COMPENSATION$287
EARMARKED THROUGH ACTBLUE$224
Paid to
Dinh, Kaitlyn$3,850
Marte, Melanie$2,883
First Class Luxury Transportation Inc.$1,250
Amtrak$780
Dean, Ainsley$700
Lyft Inc.$632
Not broken out by the committeeReported as a lump sum, with memo entries pointed to for the detail. Where those entries were filed and read, this page counts the payees they name instead; what is left here was never itemised.$9,8730.6%
Filed as
PAYROLL - SEE MEMOS$8,034
REIMBURSEMENT - SEE MEMOS IF ITEMIZED$1,839
Paid to
Gusto Payroll Services$8,034
Helmer for Virginia$1,000
Capital One Corporate$523
Dinh, Kaitlyn$315
Polling and researchSurveys, opposition research, voter file work, and analytics.$6,7710.4%
Filed as
RESEARCH & POLLING$6,771
Paid to
ALG Polling Inc$6,771
Printing, mail, and shippingPrinted literature, direct mail, postage, design, and delivery.$2,4600.1%
Filed as
PRINTING$1,453
PRINTING DESIGN & PRODUCTION$1,007
Paid to
Gibson Universal LLC$1,453
Potomac Graphics$1,007
Card paymentsPaid to a card processor with no itemisation filed beneath it, so the purchases behind it are not on the record.$676<0.1%
Filed as
CREDIT CARD PROCESSING FEES$676
Paid to
Democracy Engine, LLC$676
Total itemized disbursements $1,757,880
Every itemized payment the committee reported this cycle, sorted by what it said each one was for. The categories are ours; the wording they are matched against is the committee’s own. Open a category to read the filed descriptions and who was paid. FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026.
All 521 itemized payments filed this cycle. Spending below the itemization threshold is not filed line by line.
55 payments were reported as a lump sum, such as a card or payroll bill, with the detail filed underneath as memo entries. Those entries, $149,971 in all, are counted under the payee and purpose they name rather than under the processor that was paid. The total is the same either way.
Largest vendors
Largest vendors
Name
Amount
Virginia House Democratic Caucus14 payments · 34% of all spending
$587,434
Momentum Campaigns LLC22 payments · 9% of all spending
$153,917
Gusto Payroll Services54 payments · 8.4% of all spending
$144,547
Switchboard Public Benefit Corp20 payments · 8.4% of all spending
$143,104
The Next 50 PAC5 payments · 6.1% of all spending
$105,000
Dougherty for Delegate3 payments · 4.7% of all spending
The people, firms and committees paid the most, across every kind of payment. Each share is of everything the committee reported spending this cycle, not only the itemized payments above. A payee that is itself a committee links to its own profile.
Virginia House Democratic Caucus14 payments, latest Oct 29, 2025CONTRIBUTION TO NON-FEDERAL COMMITTEE$587.4K
Momentum Campaigns LLC22 payments, latest Jan 26, 2026FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT$153.9K
Switchboard Public Benefit Corp15 payments, latest Feb 17, 2026FUNDRAISING CONSULTANT$138.1K
The Next 50 PAC5 payments, latest Oct 31, 2025CONTRIBUTION$105K
Dougherty for Delegate3 payments, latest May 5, 2025CONTRIBUTION TO NON-FEDERAL COMMITTEE$81K
Transfers, refunds, and everything else the committee itemized outside candidate giving. 386 payments totaling $1.6M.
